Differential regulation of allergen-specific TH2- but not TH1-type responses by alveolar macrophages in atopic asthma

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 368-375

  Tang, Chibing ^a   Rolland, Jennifer M ^a   Ward, Christopher ^a,b   Thien, Frank ^b   Li, Xun ^b   Gollant, Sally ^b   Walters, E Haydn ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alveolar macrophage; Asthma; CD4+ T cell; TH1,TH2

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY DYNAMICS; ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; MALE; MONOCYTE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST;

EID: 0031683102     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(98)70122-8     Document Type: Article

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